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Peter has experience in forensic accounting financial consulting financial statement audits accounting and fraud investigations. His clients have included law firms Fortune 500 companies high tech manufacturing and software companies health care providers and insurers and not-for-profit organizations. He has provided expert testimony and analysis at trial deposition arbitration and mediation proceedings.
Professional Experience
Prepared expert report in a commercial litigation dispute. Engaged to review damages prepared by plaintiff and analyzed company's financial performance and impact of defendant's alleged actions. Provided expert testimony in Massachusetts Superior Court.
Prepared expert report in $40M dispute between large health insurer and hospital provider group. Performed analysis of the healthcare and HMO industry as well as analyzed more than 30 individual claim areas. Worked with counsel during deposition of plaintiff's expert. Provided expert analysis at mediation.
Performed corporate investigation of workers' compensation rates to assess compliance with state and federal laws. Analyzed the compensation of more than 700 workers over a two-year time period. Presented summary of findings to State Attorney General's Office.
Engaged by defense counsel in business litigation dispute to analyze potential damages in a class action litigation. Procedures included the creation of a database to analyze the profitability of more than 8 000 sales transactions as well as analyze the financial performance of more than 70 automobile dealerships during a six-year period.
Provided financial consulting services for a multi-billion company in the high tech industry related to a shareholder suit and SEC Division of Enforcement investigation. Services included financial statement analysis advising senior executives on key strategies and forensic accounting. Assisted counsel in preparing witnesses prior to interviews before the SEC and deposition in class action suit.
Performed internal investigation related to allegations of fraudulent manipulation of company's internal compliance documentation. Investigation encompassed six different company sites as well as more than a year's worth of documentation.
Worked closely with counsel and company management in the evaluation of the material accuracy of the company's publicly filed financial statements. Reviewed hundreds of transactions for proper accounting treatment and proper classification within company's financial statements. Presented summary of findings to company's Audit Committee.
Prepared financial analysis and expert report in several post acquisition disputes. Issues involved the appropriate calculation of an earn-out provision working capital analysis and breach of representations and warranties.
Provided transaction analysis to a state insurance division related to the acquisition of an HMO by another HMO.
Assisted counsel in disputes involving the application of generally accepted accounting principles for revenue recognition and deferred expense recognition.
Supervised and conducted a wide variety of financial statement audits for various private and publicly held for-profit companies.
Participated in various courses on auditing accounting fraud investigations valuation and financial analysis.
Expert Testimony
Massachusetts IGA Employee Benefit Program v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and Healthsource Provident Administrators Inc. (5/06) Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois.
Reilly v. Boston Herald Inc. et al. (9/05) Barnstable Superior Court.
Harte Toyota v. Compass Bank (3/03) Massachusetts Superior Court.
Education & Certifications
BBA University of Massachusetts Amherst
Certified Public Accountant Massachusetts
Professional Associations
Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Member Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants | 